Stan Brakhage, "Cat's Cradle" (1959)

I took a look at Stan Brakhage's "Cat's Cradle" (1959). This silent film consisted of a lot of dark lighting and shadows. Most of the lighting that was in the film was natural light that shined through windows. I thought it was very unique that he used most of his lighting from the sun to show different figures. The only artificial lighting that I could tell was in the film was a dark red light that just barely lit the room. Brakhage uses lighting to show emotion and to zone in on specific aspects of his story. There were very quick motions and cuts from each scene to the next. This made the film a little bit more interesting because it made you focus and kept your eyes moving from one thing to another. All of the shots were close-ups. The motions started off fast but ended up slowing down towards the end. I noticed that Brakhage uses a lot of shots repeatedly in his silent films. At first the film seemed like it was just different random shots, but there was a story that was being told.